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Instant weekend ... Valenciahttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/22/instant-weekend-valencia
<p>A decade of urban development has resulted in some of the most spectacular architecture in Spain. The <strong>America's Cup</strong>, held in Valencia in 2007, has given the city a new marina and livened up the beach area with bars, restaurants and hotels. During the <strong>Las Fallas</strong> festival (15 to 19 March) the city shakes with firework displays and parades, as papier-mache figures of celebrities and politicians are paraded through the streets and then ceremoniously burnt, to great hilarity all round.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/22/instant-weekend-valencia">Continue reading...</a>Valencia holidaysCultural tripsHeritageSpain holidaysTravelBars and clubsShort breaksWeekend breaksCity breaksSun, 22 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/22/instant-weekend-valenciaPhotograph: Massimo Borchi/ Atlantide Phototravel/CorbisThe City of Arts and Science Park in Valencia, Spain Photograph: Massimo Borchi/ Atlantide Phototravel/CorbisPhotograph: Massimo Borchi/ Atlantide Phototravel/CorbisThe City of Arts and Science Park in Valencia, Spain Photograph: Massimo Borchi/ Atlantide Phototravel/CorbisAnnie Bennett2009-02-22T00:01:00ZPilgrims lead the way in my quest for rain in Spainhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/01/pilgrims-spain-castellon-valencia
Tucked between Valencia and Barcelona, the province of Castellón is off the tourist trail. Having bought a farm here, Jason Webster joins a local pilgrimage to immerse himself in the region's customs ... and to pray for a downpour<p>The scent of thyme crushed by the pilgrims' feet rose from the dry earth and circled around us in the morning air. I took a drink from my water bottle: the sun had only climbed above the rocky horizon an hour or so before, yet already a trickle of sweat was forming on my scalp. It was springtime, and after more than nine months with barely a drop of rain, the landscape felt crisp and barren, and our bodies swollen with unnatural heat, clamouring for cooling showers as ardently as the spiky bushes and stunted trees that bordered our pathway. Perhaps this pilgrimage, this annual trek through the mountains, might help bring the miracle so desperately needed. I looked up at an arching blue sky: no clouds, not one.</p><p>It was the last Friday in April, and as they had done on this same day for the previous 700 years, the Pelegrins- the pilgrims - of the village of Les Useres, in Spain's Castellón province, were setting out on their two-day walk to the sacred mountain of Penyagolosa - the highest peak in the area - and back. Accompanied by the village priests, 13 hand-picked men had dressed in special blue robes, heavy rosaries and black hats to undertake the 43-mile round trip, sometimes going barefoot. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/01/pilgrims-spain-castellon-valencia">Continue reading...</a>Valencia holidaysBarcelona holidaysSpain holidaysWalking holidaysHeritageTravelCatalonia holidaysSun, 01 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/01/pilgrims-spain-castellon-valenciaPhotograph: Jason WebsterThe pilgrims of Les Useres pass through the medieval village of Xodos Photograph: Jason WebsterPhotograph: Jason WebsterThe pilgrims of Les Useres pass through the medieval village of Xodos Photograph: Jason WebsterJason Webster2009-02-01T00:01:00Z